Ramayan
Garners
170
Million
Viewers
BARC
was
quoted
by
PTI
as
saying,
"Ramayan,
the
over
three-decade-old
TV
series
based
on
Hindu
mythology,
garnered
170
million
viewers
in
four
shows
over
the
last
weekend
in
its
new
avatar."
BARC's
chief
executive,
Sunil
Lulla
revealed
that
the
numbers
notched
up
by
the
series
which
was
a
bit
surprising.
They
called
this
as
a
brilliant
move
by
the
Prasar
Bharti.
Ramayan
Viewership
As
per
PTI
report,
"The
inaugural
show
of
the
series
on
Saturday
morning
had
34
million
viewers
glued
to
their
TV
sets
watching
and
enjoyed
a
rating
of
3.4
per
cent,
while
a
telecast
the
same
evening
had
45
million
viewers
and
a
rating
of
5.2
per
cent.
The
show
bettered
its
performance
on
Sunday,
with
40
million
and
51
million
people
watching
it
in
the
morning
and
evening
telecasts,
respectively."
Shashi
Shekhar
Tweets…
CEO
Prasar
Bharti,
Shashi
Shekhar
tweeted,
"Thrilled
to
share
that
the
re-telecast
of
RAMAYAN
on
@ddnational
has
garnered
the
highest
ever
rating
for
a
Hindi
GEC
show
since
2015
(
source:
@BARCIndia)."
-
(sic)
Doordarshan
Creates
Record
He
further
wrote,
"This
is
a
record
of
sorts
for
Doordarshan
since
BARC
started
TV
Audience
Measurement
in
2015
underscoring
how
India
is
watching
DD
even
as
India
fights
back
#CORONA
#StayHomeToStaySafe."
-
(sic)